Here's a little experiment NNA tried out on 36th Street! A planted tree pit gets more respect in this neighborhood. Try a minimal investment of wire fence from Home Depot plus a few hardy perennial plants and see what happens (or doesn't !) One little neighborhood pit was transformed from sad, dirtly and depressing to happy and planted with much less litter and less doggie leave behinds. We can make our streets more beautiful. Try this experiment on your street and send us a photo and report to post.

Capital Improvements in Astoria: Road!

There was big action on 30th Avenue at 7:30 AM. Impressive road crews had all the heavy machinery out tearing up the old, cracked asphalt and shooting it into one of many ready to haul away dump trucks. The newly scraped road is prep for capital improvement by way of fresh asphalt. Astoria will look great!

First Annual Honey Festival! Here's an exciting fall festival for everyone! Get you bee costumes out (for kids of all ages!) and head out to Rockaway! Astoria's Brooklyn Grange announces the first Annual Honey Festival hosted by Rockaway Beach Club. There will be something for all ages: costumes, prizes, tastings, music. Check it out and save the date: September 17th.

If you haven't had a chance to check out Astoria's very own farm, market day is every Wednesday 2 - 6. You can't find fresher veggies than here - exotic ones too!

Rally, MONDAY August 1st - Don't Close Grand Ave Post Office

Community organizer Costa Constantinides has called out to Astoria residents to join together tomorrow to try and keep open the Grand Station Post office. The rally is tomorrow, Monday @ 6:30. For anyone who uses the Grand Ave or Broadway Branches you know how crowded and under served residents are here in Astoria.

Yoga in Socrates Park Saturdays & Astoria Pool!

Get in shape with yoga and Pilates at Socrates Park: right around the corner on the East River!


Astoria Pool is getting in shape as well. Workers are fixing, repairing and painting our deco pool so it will be ready for summer fun. Free!

Stand up for your library!

Your local branch needs your help and support. Take a few seconds and sign this online petition here. Pass it around. Our free libraries are a treasure and need our help.

We Heart HourChildren Vintage Store in Astoria

This evening we met Pat Gallo, Thrift Store coordinator for the Not-For-Profit Hour Children "Love Makes A Difference" Thrift shops. The store is an amazing shop chock-a-block full of every kind of magic and inspiration: exotic fabrics, chests full of vintage fine china, a 1940's Japanese tea set, fine crystal, antiques, yarns, vintage clothing, beautiful childrens' books and so much more! One could spend hours browsing. Best of all, proceeds benefit the children of women in prison.

The 36th Avenue shop, one of three Hour Children thrift stores, is located at 25-09 36th Avenue and definitely worth checking out.